Stachowski is being obstinate because the authorization is needed for UB 2020, a program which will let the University at Buffalo enter into more public-private partnerships. Cuomo called that plan “exciting — I think it should go forward.”

“If the senator believes he’s representing his district, then he’s doing the right thing,” Cuomo said. “Ultimately the people of the district will decide how well he represented them, but that’s between the senator and his district.”